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  • Mathematics // Ratio & Proportion

    Percentages as Fractions

    Define percentage as 'number of parts per hundred'; interpret percentages and percentage changes as a fraction or a decimal; express one quantity as a…

    Ages 11 to 13Concept
  • English // Grammar & Punctuation

    The Present Perfect Tense

    Use the present perfect form of verbs in contrast to the simple past tense, understanding how the present perfect indicates an action completed at an…

    Ages 7 to 11Concept
  • English // Grammar & Punctuation

    Modal Verbs and Possibility

    Understand and use modal verbs (can, may, must, might, shall, will, could, should, would) and modal adverbs (perhaps, surely, certainly) to indicate degrees of…

    Ages 9 to 10Concept
  • English // Grammar & Punctuation

    Conjunctions, Prepositions and Interjections

    Explain the function of conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections in general and in particular sentences, understanding how each word class contributes to…

    Ages 10 to 11Concept
  • English // Grammar & Punctuation

    Grammar for Effect

    Analyse the effectiveness and impact of grammatical features in texts read — understanding how authors make deliberate grammatical choices (sentence length…

    Ages 11 to 14Concept
  • English // Grammar & Punctuation

    Phrases & Clauses

    Understand and analyse the function of phrases (noun, verb, adjectival, adverbial, prepositional) and clauses (main, subordinate, relative) in general and in…

    Ages 11 to 13Concept
  • English // Grammar & Punctuation

    Standard English

    Know and understand the differences between spoken and written language — including differences in formality, register, grammar, and vocabulary — and between…

    Ages 11 to 13Concept
  • English // Reading Comprehension

    Forms of Poetry and Performance

    Recognise different forms of poetry (free verse, narrative poetry, haiku) and discuss their features; prepare poems and play scripts to read aloud and perform…

    Ages 7 to 10Concept
  • English // Reading Comprehension

    Themes and messages

    Identify recurring themes (good vs evil, friendship, bravery) and conventions (once upon a time, moral at the end, hero's journey) across a wide range of books…

    Ages 7 to 10Concept
  • English // Reading Comprehension

    Text Features & Presentation

    Identify how language choices, text structure and presentational features (illustrations, diagrams, bold print, layout) contribute to the overall meaning and…

    Ages 7 to 10Concept
  • English // Reading Comprehension

    Narrator's Point of View

    Compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including distinguishing between first-person and third-person narration and…

    Ages 9 to 10Concept
  • English // Reading Comprehension

    Poems, Drama & Prose

    Explain major differences between poems, drama, and prose, identifying structural elements unique to each form: verse, rhythm, and meter in poetry; cast of…

    Ages 9 to 10Concept
  • English // Reading Comprehension

    Finding Theme and Summarising

    Determine the theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, and provide an objective summary that captures the key events without personal opinions

    Ages 9 to 11Concept
  • English // Reading Comprehension

    Structure of information texts

    Describe the overall structure of an informational text (chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) and explain how the author's chosen structure…

    Ages 9 to 10Concept
  • English // Reading Comprehension

    Themes Across Cultures and Traditions

    Compare and contrast the treatment of similar themes, topics, and story patterns (e.g., good vs evil, quest narratives, trickster tales) in stories, myths, and…

    Ages 9 to 10Concept
  • English // Reading Comprehension

    Cultural Allusions and Word Meaning

    Determine the meaning of words and phrases as used in literary texts, including understanding references to mythology and cultural allusions (e.g., Herculean…

    Ages 9 to 10Concept
  • English // Reading Comprehension

    Firsthand and Secondhand Accounts

    Compare and contrast a firsthand account (autobiography, diary, letter) with a secondhand account (biography, textbook, news report) of the same event or topic…

    Ages 9 to 10Concept
  • English // Reading Comprehension

    How authors support their points

    Explain how an author of an informational text uses reasons and evidence to support particular points, evaluating whether the reasoning is sound and the…

    Ages 9 to 10Concept
  • English // Reading Comprehension

    Different viewpoints in texts

    Describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described, recognising the difference between limited and omniscient narration…

    Ages 10 to 11Concept
  • English // Reading Comprehension

    Comparing Structure in Information Texts

    Compare and contrast the overall structure of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more informational texts, identifying patterns such as…

    Ages 10 to 11Concept
  • English // Reading Comprehension

    How Authors Treat Similar Themes

    Compare and contrast stories in the same genre on their approaches to similar themes and topics, identifying how different authors treat common ideas

    Ages 10 to 11Concept
  • English // Reading Comprehension

    How Language Choices Affect the Reader

    Evaluate how authors use language including figurative language, considering the impact of word choices, imagery, and literary devices on the reader

    Ages 10 to 11Concept
  • English // Reading Comprehension

    How Parts Build a Whole Text

    Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a story, drama, or poem, analysing how each part…

    Ages 10 to 11Concept
  • English // Reading Comprehension

    Fact vs opinion

    Distinguish between statements of fact and statements of opinion in texts, recognising how authors blend factual information with subjective viewpoints

    Ages 10 to 11Concept